Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Say the word slowly and listen to the first sound: s… sun. Match it with a picture or a letter that starts the same way. For x, listen to the end of the word: fo-x, bo-x.
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- 1.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 2.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) wave
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) watermelon
- 4.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) violin
- 5.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tap (b) violin (c) zebra
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) turkey (c) tap
- 8.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) van
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 11.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) tiger
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) yo-yo (c) tea
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) tiger
- 14.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 15.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 16.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) van (c) zebra
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) violin
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) box
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tea (c) wolf
- 20.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) window
- 21.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) six
- 23.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
- 26.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 27.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 28.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watermelon (b) turtle (c) sock
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) wave
- 31.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) tent
- 33.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) sock
- 34.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 35.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) tomato
- 36.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) tea
- 37.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) web (b) zero (c) volcano
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) zip
- 39.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 40.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) saw
Answer key
- umbrella
- wave
- watermelon
- violin
- zebra
- tub
- yawn
- u
- watch
- wolf
- yo-yo
- tea
- up
- s
- u
- zebra
- turtle
- box
- sock
- window
- y
- six
- z
- zebra
- yo-yo
- y
- t
- watermelon
- ox
- tent
- w
- web
- web
- s
- yarn
- zero
- web
- zip
- s
- wave
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